Clifton vs Hartford City

A side-by-side comparison of Clifton and Hartford City: population, income, housing, and more.

Clifton and Hartford City are places in West Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hartford City has the higher population (529 vs 392 in Clifton). Clifton has the higher median home value ($210,700 vs $66,300 in Hartford City). Since 2019, Clifton's population has grown faster (+1.6% vs -19.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Clifton	Hartford City
Population	392	529
Median age	38.6 yrs	46.5 yrs
Median household income	—	$54,063
Median home value	$210,700	$66,300
Median gross rent	—	$750
Housing units	112	225
Homeownership rate	83.0%	77.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.7%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clifton	Hartford City
Population	386 → 392 (+1.6%)	660 → 529 (-19.8%)
Median household income	$74,350 → $81,729 (+9.9%)	$44,659 → $54,063 (+21.1%)
Median home value	$155,500 → $210,700 (+35.5%)	$74,300 → $66,300 (-10.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$648 → $750 (+15.7%)

Clifton

Population

386392

Median household income

$74,350$81,729

Median home value

$155,500$210,700

Hartford City

Population

660529

Median household income

$44,659$54,063

Median home value

$74,300$66,300

Median gross rent

$648$750

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clifton	Hartford City
Under 5	9.2%	2.6%
5 to 17	14.8%	22.9%
18 to 24	8.7%	6.2%
25 to 34	10.2%	7.2%
35 to 44	22.7%	8.3%
45 to 54	1.3%	10.2%
55 to 64	24.7%	25.7%
65 to 74	2.3%	8.1%
75 and over	6.1%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clifton	Hartford City
White (non-Hispanic)	91.3%	97.7%
Black or African American	8.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clifton	Hartford City
No high school diploma	9.1%	23.3%
High school graduate	47.0%	52.9%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	23.8%
Bachelor's degree	2.7%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	17.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clifton	Hartford City
Drove alone	67.6%	98.1%
Carpooled	32.4%	1.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clifton	Hartford City
1-unit, detached	82.1%	49.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.9%	38.2%

Poverty & households

	Clifton	Hartford City
Poverty rate	8.7%	16.1%
Average household size	3.50	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	30	29
Median year structure built	1956	1978